Apple, you’re not the only one with a macro fan following

Published November 20, 2010
People wait in line for the opening of the Microsoft Store in Bellevue, Washington, November 18, 2010.
People wait in line for the opening of the Microsoft Store in Bellevue, Washington, November 18, 2010.
People wait in line for the opening.
People wait in line for the opening.
(R-L) Microsoft Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner watches Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer cut the ribbon, as store manager Carr Muirhead cheers, for the opening of the store.
(R-L) Microsoft Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner watches Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer cut the ribbon, as store manager Carr Muirhead cheers, for the opening of the store.
Employees of the new Microsoft Store cheer to a waiting crowd of more than 2,000 people before opening the store.
Employees of the new Microsoft Store cheer to a waiting crowd of more than 2,000 people before opening the store.
Customers shop at the new store.
Customers shop at the new store.
Microsoft Store team member Brittany Wright (R) shows Houda Tayara, 3, how to use the paint program on a Dell laptop at the opening of the store.
Microsoft Store team member Brittany Wright (R) shows Houda Tayara, 3, how to use the paint program on a Dell laptop at the opening of the store.

More than 2,000 people showed up for the opening of the software giant Microsoft's seventh retail store, who was giving away free tickets for a Miley Cyrus concert.

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